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The Power of Introverts

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Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, explains that solitude and a quiet mind are fertile ground for creative thought and inspiration. Yet today’s schools, workplaces and other institutions uphold a bias for extraversion and groupthink. Wherever you fall on the introversion-extroversion continuum, getAbstract suggests that you’ll find Cain’s well-researched, often personal lecture thought provoking.

In this summary, you will learn

What cultural biases introverts face,

How these biases throttle innovation and productivity in schools and businesses, and

What steps will help create a more balanced and functional culture.

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Susan Cain wrote Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking.

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When author Susan Cain was a child, she left for summer camp holding a suitcase filled with books. She pictured a summer of companionable reading with her bunkmates. But others soon urged her to stow her books and adopt the outgoing